Mechanical toy greyhound



Oct. 259

P. DE. LEMME MECHANICAL TOY GREYHOUND Filed Oct, 20. 1926 INVENTOR.

PHILIP DE LEMME Patented Oct. 25, 1927.

PHILIP DE LEMME, F JERSEY CITY, NEW JERSEY.

MncnANIoAL TOY GREYHOUND.

Application filed. October 20, 1926. Serial No. 143,011.

The invention relates to a wheeled toy of the type which is designed tosimulate an animal in action, and the invention speclfically relates tosuch a toy designed to represent a whippet or similar type of greyhoundwhile in running action.

The primary object of the invention is to provide a simplified form oftoy which can be manufactured to sell at low cost and which when drawnalong the ground will simulate the buckling action of a greyhound whilerunning at high speed.

Various other objects and advantages of the invention will be in partobvious from an inspection of the accompanying drawings and in part willbe more fully set forth in the following particular description'of oneform of device embodying my invention, and the invention also consistsin certain new and novel features of construction and combination ofparts hereinafter set forth and claimed.

In the accompanying drawing,

Fig. 1 is a view in full lines and in side elevation of a preferredembodiment of the invention with the showing distended to take the fullstride and in dotted lines showing the position of the figure in itsfully buckled position; and

Fig. 2 is a plan view looking down upon the showing in Fig. 1.

Referring to the drawing there is dis closed a figure which is made uplargely from flat boards cut to shape and suitably painted to representa whippet or similar type of greyhound. There is disclosed a body of twohingedly connected parts, a front portion 11 and a rear portion 12. Tothe front portion 11 is secured a pair of transversely positioned frontlegs 13 and similarly the rear portion 12 is provided with a pair ofrear legs 14. The front pair of legs are supported from a pair of frontwheels 15 and similarly the pair of rear legs 14 are supported from apair of rear wheels 16 carried by a wire axle 17 passed through the legsas shown in Fig. 2. The front set of wheels is supported on an axlewhich in cludes a conventional form of crank 18 usually found in toys ofthis character.

The body portions are hingedly connected across the small of the back ofthe animal by means of a leather strap 19 so that the two body portionshave relative movement transversely across the back and the adjacentfaces of each of the body portions are beveled downwardly and away fromeach other as shown along the lines 20 and 21 so as to permit freedomof'movement of the body portion as indicated. A reach rod extendsbeneath the body portion and across the joint with its upper endpivotally connected by looping the same through an eye 23 secured to theunderside of the body portion adjacent the edge 20. This reach rodextends downwardly and forwardly between the front legs and is pivotallyconnected to the crank 18.

In operation it will be understood that as the toy is drawn along theground, the turning wheels 15 will actuate the crank and act on thereach rod 22 to draw the body section from the full line into the dottedline construction shown in Fig. 1. This, of course, takes placeperiodically depending upon the speed of rotation of the wheels and as aresult the toy will move from its distended into its buckling positionat a rate depending upon the rate at which the toy is drawn along theground and in this way simulate the appearance of a greyhound in runningaction.

rVhile I have shown and described, and have pointed out in the annexedclaims, certain novel features of my invention, it will be understoodthat various omissions, substitutions and changes in the form anddetails of the device illustrated and in its operation may be made bythose skilled in the art without departing from the spirit of theinvention.

Having thus described my invention, I claim:

1. In a wheeled toy, a body simulating a dog of the greyhound type whilerunning, said body being of two parts pivotally connected across theback and side plates overlapping and concealing the joint between thebody portions in all relative positions of the body portions, the frontportion provided with a pair of front legs and the rear portion providedwith a pair of rear legs, each leg provided with a supporting wheel, acrank driven from the front wheel, and a reach rod connecting said crankwith the rear body portion whereby the body portion will periodicallybuckle at its middle with all wheels on the ground as the toy is drawnalong the ground.

2. In a wheeled toy, a body simulating a dog of the greyhound type whilerunning, said body being of two parts pivotally connected across' theback, the front portion-19rd vided with a pair of front legs and therearportion provided with ahpair of rear legs, each leg provided withasupporting wheel,

r a crank driven from the front wheel, "and a reach rod connecting saidcrank with the rear body portion whereby the body portion willperiodically buckle at its middle with all wheels on the ground as thetoy is drawn along the ground.

.3. In a wheeled. toy, aubody including legs simulating .a runninganimal, said body comprising two hingedly connected parts 15 with thelegs rigidly connected thereto, ft pair of legs to \BZLCh part, apair-of ground engaging wheels for supporting each body part, andmechanism driven from the wheels of one part and connected to'the otherpart 20 for causingrelative movement between the PHILIP DE LEMMEQ

